Born May 16, 1967
Clearfield, PA, USA
In 2001 doctors discovered an aortic aneurysm and performed emergency open-heart surgery, and he did not pitch in the majors again until 2004, three years later, at thirty-six. He came back to pitch five more full seasons as a middle reliever.
Fifteen seasons gave him 52 wins, 9 saves, 880 innings and a 4.00 earned run average across 626 appearances for four clubs, with 42 starts early in his career before he moved to the bullpen full-time.
He finished with Texas in 2009 at forty-two, then coached pitching in the major leagues for over a decade after. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | SDP | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1993 | SDP | 30 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .182 |
| 1994 | SDP | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | HOU | 37 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| 1996 | HOU | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | DET | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | DET | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | DET | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | DET | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | TEX | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | TEX | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | SDP | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | SDP | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2008 | HOU | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | HOU | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 637 | 69 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .174 |
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | SDP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6.43 |
| 1993 | SDP | 4 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 128.1 | 143 | 65 | 42 | 70 | 4.56 |
| 1994 | SDP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5.82 |
| 1995 | HOU | 6 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 77.1 | 87 | 36 | 22 | 39 | 4.19 |
| 1996 | HOU | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 53.0 | 58 | 27 | 23 | 34 | 4.58 |
| 1997 | DET | 3 | 4 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 78.0 | 74 | 28 | 36 | 60 | 3.23 |
| 1998 | DET | 5 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | 47 | 19 | 18 | 55 | 2.73 |
| 1999 | DET | 4 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 82.0 | 60 | 23 | 25 | 78 | 2.52 |
| 2000 | DET | 5 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 57 | 23 | 14 | 41 | 4.09 |
| 2004 | TEX | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 52.1 | 54 | 24 | 20 | 43 | 4.13 |
| 2005 | TEX | 5 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 73.1 | 90 | 45 | 34 | 61 | 5.52 |
| 2006 | SDP | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 4.76 |
| 2007 | SDP | 5 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 76.2 | 66 | 26 | 24 | 43 | 3.05 |
| 2008 | HOU | 7 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 68.2 | 63 | 30 | 21 | 64 | 3.93 |
| 2009 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4.58 |
| Career | — | 52 | 48 | 626 | 42 | 9 | 880.0 | 885 | 391 | 310 | 642 | 4.00 |
Clearfield, PA, USA
Doug Brocail made a major-league debut on September 8, 1992.
Doug Brocail played a final major-league game on October 2, 2009.
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